Ethiopia vs Pakistan: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Ethiopia
1.51 million number
in 2020
Pakistan
2.55 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
7th
Pakistan rank
4th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 2.55 million number against 1.51 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.05 million number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 202 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 464,485 number 981,066 number 516,581 number Pakistan
1980s 603,233 number 1.33 million number 731,448 number Pakistan
1990s 845,856 number 1.83 million number 979,338 number Pakistan
2000s 1.16 million number 2.11 million number 949,658 number Pakistan
2010s 1.38 million number 2.35 million number 961,952 number Pakistan
2020s 1.51 million number 2.55 million number 1.05 million number Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Ethiopia or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 2.55 million number against 1.51 million number in Ethiopia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Ethiopia and Pakistan?
1.05 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/